†Rostropycnodus Taverne and Capasso 2013 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Gladiopycnodontidae
Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2013. Gladiopycnodontidae, a new family of pycnodontiform fishes from the Late Cretaceous of Lebanon, with the description of three genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 57:1-30
Parent taxon: Gladiopycnodontidae according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2013
Sister taxa: Gladiopycnodus, Joinvillichthys, Monocerichthys, Pankowskichthys
Subtaxa: Rostropycnodus gayeti
Type: Rostropycnodus gayeti
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Haqel (Capasso collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)
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